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Hoekstra affirms Canada's sovereignty in Senate confirmation hearing to be U.S. ambassador
Michigan's Pete Hoekstra, who is President Trump's pick to be ambassador to Canada, will testify before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Hoekstra wants 'freer, fairer' trade with Canada as he's poised to become ambassador
Pete Hoekstra, President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Canada, said Thursday he would seek freer, fairer trade between the two countries amid Trump's ongoing tariff war and agreed that import taxes would raise home prices should they go into effect.
Hoekstra: Canada is a 'sovereign' country, he'll work to improve relationship with US
West Michigan's Pete Hoekstra, President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Canada, enjoyed a relatively mild Senate confirmation hearing Thursday given tensions between the two countries and said despite Trump's suggestions that Canada become the 51st state, it is a sovereign nation.
‘Canada is a sovereign state,’ Trump’s ambassador pick tells U.S. senators
Pete Hoekstra said Canada remains an important ally on intelligence and national security issues, which can be maintained while addressing concerns around trade.
Trump ambassador nominee: Canada is a sovereign state
President Donald Trump's nominee to be the U.S. ambassador in Ottawa said on Thursday he views Canada as an independent nation, pledging to respect its sovereignty amid a global trade war and hostile rhetoric that has roiled diplomatic relations.
Pete Hoekstra is poised to become US ambassador to Canada at a tense moment
The Trump ally is set to be confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Canada. The position has never been more critical — or more fraught.
Pete Hoekstra, Trump’s pick to be ambassador to Canada, affirms that country’s sovereignty in Senate confirmation hearing
Former Michigan Congressman Pete Hoekstra, who is President Donald Trump's pick to be U.S. ambassador to Canada, affirmed his support for Canada's sovereignty while testifying Thursday before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Meet the candidates who want to oust Steven Guilbeault from Parliament
On the one hand, the premier of Alberta has repeatedly expressed her annoyance with the man who, according to her, “has a ...
Trump keeps talking about making Canada the 51st state. Is he serious?
President Donald Trump continued to belittle Canada and threaten it with joining the United States as the economic war with the country continued.
Watch live: Senate questions Trump’s Canada, Mexico ambassador nominees
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold hearings Thursday for President Trump’s nominees to serve as ambassadors to ...
Justin Trudeau Makes Epic Exit from Canada's Parliament After Emotional Resignation as Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau made a playful exit from the House of Commons on March 10, one day after giving his farewell speech and making ...
Number of migrants stopped entering US from Canada drops to multi-year low
The number of migrants apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol after entering the United States from Canada dropped to the ...
12:30 Report — New Senate retirement rocks Democrats
REPORT It’s Wednesday. Can you believe it was five years ago this week that COVID-19 began to shut down the world? Walt ...
Republican legislators in Alaska oppose a Canada-U.S. trade war, remind Trump of CUSMA
A handful of Alaskan state-level politicians are opposing Donald Trump’s “restrictive trade measures that would harm the ...